New BlackBerrys Are Ready, But RIM Seeks Carriers, Apps

Research In Motion Ltd. has finally produced the phones. Now, the BlackBerry maker is relying in large part on outsiders to get them into the hands of consumers.

After several delays and 18 months without a new smartphone, RIM plans to unveil two new BlackBerrys on Wednesday in a last-ditch effort to regain ground lost to Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. The support it gets from wireless carriers and software developers will...